Plumbite
In
IUPAC
name plumbate(II).
For example, lead(II) oxide (PbO) dissolves in alkali to form salts containing the HPbO−2 anion (hydrogen plumbite):[1]
- PbO + OH− → HPbO−2
Lead(II) hydroxide also dissolves in excess alkali to form the [Pb(OH)6]4− anion (hexahydroxyplumbate(II)):[2]
- Pb(OH)2 + 4 OH− → [Pb(OH)6]4−
The plumbite ion is a weak reducing agent. When it functions as one, it is oxidized to the plumbate ion.
See also
References
- ISBN 81-8356-013-X.
- ISBN 0-7487-5299-4.
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